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  Academic Words Level 4 - 2 - Spelling Practices
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v. scatter; drive away; cause to vanish


Spelling Word: dispel
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n. pouring or streaming downwards especially  a heavy or continuous shower


Spelling Word: downpour
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a. thrifty; saving; using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness


Spelling Word: economical
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v. grant; award; give qualities or abilities to


Spelling Word: endow
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v. seek information by asking a question


Spelling Word: enquire
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v. explode; burst out; become violently active


Spelling Word: erupt
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n. stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt


Spelling Word: escalator
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v. go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree


Spelling Word: exceed
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v. serve as an example of; embody


Spelling Word: exemplify
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v. flutter; flap the wings without flying; waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air


Spelling Word: flicker